docile; obedient; settled; neat and tidy
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesadjective
docile; obedient; submissive
Often used to describe a person or animal becoming tame and easy to manage.
Jīng经
guò过
xùn训
liàn练
，
zhè这
pǐ匹
yě野
mǎ马
biàn变
dé得
hěn很
fú服
tiē帖
。
After training, this wild horse has become very docile.
Hái孩
zi子
men们
zài在
xīn新
lǎo老
shī师
miàn面
qián前
dōu都
hěn很
fú服
tiē帖
。
The children are all very obedient in front of the new teacher.
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Yào要
ràng让
māo猫
zhè这
me么
fú服
tiē帖
kě可
bù不
róng容
yì易
。
It's not easy to make a cat this submissive.
adjective
proper; settled; neat; in good order
Describes things handled appropriately, or objects arranged neatly and flatly.
Tā他
bǎ把
shì事
qing情
chǔ处
lǐ理
dé得
fú服
fú服
tiē帖
tiē帖
。
He handled the matter properly and settled everything.
Zhè这
zhāng张
hǎi海
bào报
tiē贴
dé得
hěn很
fú服
tiē帖
，
méi没
yǒu有
qì气
pào泡
。
This poster was pasted very neatly, with no air bubbles.
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Chuáng床
dān单
pū铺
dé得
fú服
fú服
tiē帖
tiē帖
de的
。
The bedsheet is spread out neatly and flat.